Andreia is a versatile and caring human being, and a chartered and registered Clinical and Counselling Psychologist Practitioner. She qualified as a psychologist in 2008 and did her training in Portugal (‘Licenciatura’) in Psychology of Education and Rehabilitation, which is academically equivalent to the British Clinical Psychology doctorate at the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of Algarve University in Faro, Portugal. She did a full-time year placement in an internationally known Early Intervention Service in the city of Coimbra called Projecto Integrado de Intervençāo Precoce, where she provided psychological assessments and interventions to children and parents/carers, and participated in different projects promoting social inclusion and emotional health awareness.
Andreia has undergone professional placements in two other services, namely in the National Health System where she worked with all age groups for 9 months (Health Centre of Faro), and in a council service (Junta de Freguesia da Se) for 13 months.
In Portugal, she did further post-graduate training in Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy for 1 year which is accredited by the Portuguese Association of Behavioural Therapy and by the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies.
Andreia moved to the UK in 2010. She completed a 2 years part-time post-graduate diploma in Family and Systemic Theory at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in London. Since 2010 Andreia has been employed by the NHS in different Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
She is still working for the NHS, and privately. Andreia is passionate about life, psychology, science, nature, ancestral history, art, music, travelling and culinary. She honours the principle of unconditional self-love and wishes to help her clients remember that they are innately perfect and meant to feel joyful and free at all times. She is working on her innovative clinical approach on her own currently and is keen to promote her work in varied settings.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Chronic pain illness and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Immigration Issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Phobias, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sex Addiction, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexuality, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic Brain Injury, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
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Wonderful, kind, loving therapist who listens carefully and helps teach you to cherish and love yourself unconditionally. Has done a wonderful job at helping me work through underlying struggles and challenges that are reflected in my day to day
Written on Jul 29, 2024 after therapy with Andreia for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, eating disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
She’s great
Written on Jul 16, 2024 after therapy with Andreia for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
A Dr Santo é muito dedicada e preocupada com gosto da abordagem que faz ao passar vários trabalhos de casa e das suas introduções que são sempre úteis
Written on Jun 02, 2024 after therapy with Andreia for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue
Andreia is very kind, empathetic, skilled, and experienced. I can only recommend her for anyone seeking compassionate and effective therapy."
Written on Feb 13, 2024 after therapy with Andreia for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, and adhd
I am happy to get to know Anderia. I highly recommend her to anyone who wants to be heard and be guided.
Written on Jan 12, 2024 after therapy with Andreia for 4 weeks on issues concerning self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
Lovely and great , amazing therapist, thanks
Written on Jan 04, 2024 after therapy with Andreia for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, and self esteem